Earthquake and related Concepts( Part 1)- UPSC, State PCS , SSC etc.
What is an Earthquake:- In very simple language, the earthquake is the shaking of the earth . An earthquake can be defined as a sudden violent shaking of the ground as a result of movements in the earth’s crust. These movements result in the release of energy and this releasing of energy causes this shaking and ultimately, Earthquake. Causes of Earthquake:- Earth has a layered structure inside and the outermost hard rock-solid layer is called the Lithosphere which is formed by the combination of CRUST and UPPER UPPER Mantle . These are called TECTONIC PLATES. These plates are in continuous motion and they never rest. During their movement, these plates interact with each other. Edges of the plates are called Boundaries and that edge where these boundaries interact is called Plate Boundaries. Plate boundaries are not smooth, rather they are rough and nonlinear. When they move or slide past each other, they are locked with each other. The rest of...